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Eight Mile Plains vs Sunnybank

Suburb / Locality comparison ≈ 2.9 km apart · Eight Mile Plains profile · Sunnybank profile

Eight Mile Plains Sunnybank

Eight Mile Plains and Sunnybank are neighbouring areas in Brisbane with very different layouts. Sunnybank has many more separate houses (85.8% compared to 64.4% in Eight Mile Plains) and far better access to amenities, with 99.7% of homes within a 15-minute walk of groceries. It also has a much denser network of public transport and more schools for children. Eight Mile Plains is generally wealthier, with a typical weekly family income of $2,049, which is well higher than Sunnybank's $1,590.

Both areas sit near the national figure for the share of people providing unpaid care. They also share similar profiles in terms of their age structure, with around 16% of residents aged 65 or over. While both have very high proportions of people born overseas, this is well higher in Sunnybank, where 56.3% of the population were born abroad. This is consistent with Sunnybank having a higher share of people who speak little or no English.

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Where they differ most

Separate houses: 21.5 pts higher in Sunnybank Population: 6,434 larger in Eight Mile Plains Recent arrivals: 8.5 pts higher in Sunnybank No religion: 7.9 pts higher in Sunnybank Full-time: 7.3 pts higher in Eight Mile Plains

Demographics & Identity

Population in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +6,434 larger in Eight Mile Plains gap widening
15,326 88th pct 8,892 87th pct
Median age in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +1 yrs older in Eight Mile Plains gap narrowing
36 yrs 17th pct 35 yrs 14th pct
First Nations in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +0.7 pts higher in Sunnybank gap steady
1.0% 40th pct 1.7% 48th pct
Aged 65+ in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +0.6 pts higher in Sunnybank gap narrowing
15.7% 36th pct 16.3% 39th pct
Under 15 in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +2.6 pts higher in Eight Mile Plains gap steady
17.5% 53rd pct 14.9% 36th pct
De facto in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +0.4 pts higher in Eight Mile Plains gap narrowing
7.2% 18th pct 6.8% 16th pct

Age structure

32.6% Young adults (25–44) +1.9 pts ▸ 34.5%
21.7% Older adults (45–64) ◂ +1.2 pts 20.4%
17.5% Children (0–14) ◂ +2.6 pts 14.9%
15.7% Seniors (65+) +0.6 pts ▸ 16.3%
12.5% Youth (15–24) +1.3 pts ▸ 13.8%

Marital status

52.5% Married ◂ +7.9 pts 44.7%
34.1% Never married +7.1 pts ▸ 41.3%
6.7% Divorced +0.6 pts ▸ 7.3%
4.3% Widowed ◂ +0.3 pts 4.0%
2.3% Separated +0.5 pts ▸ 2.8%

Age & sex structure

Eight Mile Plains Sunnybank

Bars show the share of each area's own population, so differently sized areas stay comparable.

Ancestry & Birthplace

Born overseas in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +3.9 pts higher in Sunnybank gap widening
52.4% 100th pct 56.3% 100th pct

Country of birth

43.9% Australia ◂ +4.6 pts 39.3%
11.7% China +5.2 pts ▸ 16.9%
6.7% India ◂ +3.1 pts 3.6%
2.8% New Zealand +0.1 pts ▸ 2.9%
1.2% Philippines +1.7 pts ▸ 2.9%
1.4% Vietnam +1.1 pts ▸ 2.6%
1.4% England +0.1 pts ▸ 1.5%
0.9% South Africa ◂ +0.5 pts 0.4%
0.2% Italy +0.1 pts ▸ 0.3%
0.1% Nepal +0.1 pts ▸ 0.2%

Ancestry

28.3% Chinese +6.7 pts ▸ 35.0%
17.5% English +0.5 pts ▸ 18.0%
14.8% Australian ◂ +1.8 pts 13.0%
7.9% Indian ◂ +4.8 pts 3.2%
4.8% Irish +0.4 pts ▸ 5.3%
4.2% Scottish +0.3 pts ▸ 4.5%
1.7% Filipino +1.6 pts ▸ 3.3%
1.8% Vietnamese +1.3 pts ▸ 3.0%
2.8% German ◂ +0.6 pts 2.2%
1.8% Greek ◂ +1.2 pts 0.6%
1.5% Italian ◂ +0.4 pts 1.1%
0.6% Dutch +0.2 pts ▸ 0.8%

Language

Other language in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +1.9 pts higher in Sunnybank gap steady
55.2% 99th pct 57.1% 99th pct
Limited English in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +6.1 pts higher in Sunnybank gap steady
10.2% 100th pct 16.2% 100th pct

Language used at home

40.6% English only ◂ +2.4 pts 38.2%
19.5% Mandarin +7.2 pts ▸ 26.7%
6.1% Cantonese +0.7 pts ▸ 6.8%
4.5% Punjabi ◂ +3.0 pts 1.5%
1.3% Vietnamese +1.3 pts ▸ 2.6%
1.6% Hindi ◂ +1.0 pts 0.6%
1.1% Greek ◂ +0.8 pts 0.3%
0.5% Tagalog +0.6 pts ▸ 1.1%
0.8% Arabic ◂ +0.3 pts 0.5%
0.2% Italian even 0.3%

Religion

No religion in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +7.9 pts higher in Sunnybank gap widening
37.1% 39th pct 45.0% 64th pct

Religious affiliation

37.1% No religion +7.9 pts ▸ 45.0%
37.6% Christianity ◂ +4.2 pts 33.4%
5.4% Buddhism +2.0 pts ▸ 7.5%
5.4% Not stated +0.7 pts ▸ 6.0%
5.1% Hinduism ◂ +2.4 pts 2.7%
4.8% Islam ◂ +1.3 pts 3.5%
4.5% Other religions ◂ +2.6 pts 1.8%
0.1% Judaism ◂ +0.1 pts 0.0%

Education & Qualifications

Year 12 in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +4.0 pts higher in Eight Mile Plains gap steady
75.1% 95th pct 71.1% 91st pct
Bachelor+ in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +5.7 pts higher in Eight Mile Plains gap widening
38.9% 92nd pct 33.2% 88th pct
Schools/1k kids in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +4.53 more in Sunnybank
0.75 2nd pct 5.27 60th pct
Schools ≤3 km in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +5 more in Eight Mile Plains
35 89th pct 30 88th pct
Avg size in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +248 larger in Eight Mile Plains
795 95th pct 548 78th pct
ICSEA in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +22 higher in Eight Mile Plains
1,076 86th pct 1,055 80th pct

Highest year of school

75.1% Year 12 ◂ +4.0 pts 71.1%
10.3% Year 10 ◂ +0.1 pts 10.2%
6.5% Year 9 or below +3.2 pts ▸ 9.7%
3.0% Year 11 +0.3 pts ▸ 3.3%

Highest qualification level

36.4% Bachelor degree ◂ +1.5 pts 34.8%
17.2% Postgraduate degree ◂ +3.2 pts 14.0%
14.3% Certificate III / IV +2.1 pts ▸ 16.3%
14.5% Advanced diploma / diploma +0.6 pts ▸ 15.2%
3.6% Graduate diploma / certificate ◂ +0.1 pts 3.6%
1.1% Certificate I / II +0.5 pts ▸ 1.5%

Field of qualification

25.1% Management & commerce ◂ +1.6 pts 23.4%
13.2% Engineering & related ◂ +0.4 pts 12.8%
11.2% Health ◂ +0.4 pts 10.8%
10.1% Society & culture +0.9 pts ▸ 11.0%
6.8% Education ◂ +0.4 pts 6.4%
6.6% Information technology ◂ +0.8 pts 5.9%
4.6% Food, hospitality & personal services +1.2 pts ▸ 5.8%
3.4% Natural & physical sciences +0.2 pts ▸ 3.7%
3.3% Creative arts +0.4 pts ▸ 3.7%
3.4% Architecture & building ◂ +0.3 pts 3.1%
0.9% Agriculture & environment ◂ +0.1 pts 0.8%

Income

Personal income in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +$142 higher in Eight Mile Plains gap narrowing
$769 53rd pct $627 29th pct
Household income in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +$331 higher in Eight Mile Plains gap narrowing
$1,917 71st pct $1,586 53rd pct
Family income in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +$459 higher in Eight Mile Plains gap widening
$2,049 60th pct $1,590 32nd pct
High earners in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +4.5 pts higher in Eight Mile Plains gap widening
10.6% 63rd pct 6.1% 38th pct
High-income homes in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +5.0 pts higher in Eight Mile Plains gap steady
24.4% 73rd pct 19.4% 60th pct

Household income distribution

32.1% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +3.3 pts 28.7%
23.5% $650–$1,499 +5.3 pts ▸ 28.7%
13.1% Under $650 +2.4 pts ▸ 15.4%
12.3% $3,000–$3,999 ◂ +3.0 pts 9.3%
12.1% $4,000 or more ◂ +2.0 pts 10.1%

Personal income distribution

41.2% Under $650 +7.3 pts ▸ 48.5%
32.5% $650–$1,499 +0.2 pts ▸ 32.7%
16.9% $1,500–$2,999 ◂ +5.9 pts 11.1%
3.4% $3,000 or more ◂ +1.3 pts 2.2%

Health & Disability

Health condition in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +0.5 pts higher in Eight Mile Plains
21.3% 17th pct 20.8% 16th pct
Mental health in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +0.2 pts higher in Eight Mile Plains
5.9% 29th pct 5.6% 28th pct
Needs assistance in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +0.2 pts higher in Eight Mile Plains gap narrowing
5.6% 61st pct 5.4% 59th pct

Long-term health conditions reported

7.8% Other condition ◂ +0.1 pts 7.8%
6.0% Arthritis ◂ +0.3 pts 5.7%
5.9% Mental health ◂ +0.2 pts 5.6%
5.7% Asthma +0.1 pts ▸ 5.7%
4.7% Diabetes ◂ +0.1 pts 4.6%
3.8% Heart disease ◂ +0.1 pts 3.7%
2.2% Cancer +0.1 pts ▸ 2.3%
1.3% Dementia ◂ +0.8 pts 0.4%
1.2% Lung condition even 1.1%
0.8% Stroke ◂ +0.1 pts 0.7%

Number of long-term health conditions

73.3% None +0.3 pts ▸ 73.6%
14.3% One condition ◂ +0.2 pts 14.1%
4.4% Two conditions even 4.4%
2.6% Three or more ◂ +0.3 pts 2.3%

Community Participation

Volunteering in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +2.4 pts higher in Eight Mile Plains gap steady
13.8% 29th pct 11.5% 18th pct
Unpaid carers in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +0.8 pts higher in Eight Mile Plains gap steady
10.3% 27th pct 9.5% 23rd pct
Unpaid child care in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +4.5 pts higher in Eight Mile Plains gap steady
27.0% 59th pct 22.5% 36th pct
Defence service in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +0.1 pts higher in Sunnybank
1.7% 39th pct 1.9% 40th pct
Housework 15h+ in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +2.6 pts higher in Eight Mile Plains gap widening
20.0% 26th pct 17.4% 15th pct

First Nations

First Nations people in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +2 larger in Sunnybank
151 86th pct 153 86th pct
Median age in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +2 yrs older in Eight Mile Plains
26 yrs 50th pct 24 yrs 43rd pct
Year 12 in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +8.8 pts higher in Eight Mile Plains
57.3% 83rd pct 48.5% 68th pct
Unemployment in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +2.8 pts higher in Eight Mile Plains
16.2% 75th pct 13.3% 64th pct
Median income in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +$147 higher in Eight Mile Plains
$687 55th pct $540 38th pct
Household income in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +$283 higher in Eight Mile Plains
$1,825 55th pct $1,542 44th pct
Indigenous language in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +5.4 pts higher in Eight Mile Plains
11.3% 79th pct 5.9% 60th pct

Family & Households

Household size in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +0.2 larger in Sunnybank gap widening
2.8 76th pct 3.0 86th pct
One-parent in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +5.1 pts higher in Sunnybank gap steady
11.3% 53rd pct 16.4% 77th pct
Living alone in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +1.3 pts higher in Sunnybank gap steady
18.7% 32nd pct 20.0% 37th pct

Family composition

63.1% Couples with children ◂ +8.1 pts 55.0%
24.2% Couples without children +2.3 pts ▸ 26.5%
11.3% One-parent families +5.1 pts ▸ 16.4%
1.5% Other families +0.7 pts ▸ 2.2%

Household size

29.7% 2 people ◂ +0.5 pts 29.1%
20.7% 3 people ◂ +3.8 pts 16.8%
18.7% 1 person +1.3 pts ▸ 20.0%
18.5% 4 people ◂ +1.7 pts 16.8%
4.8% 6 or more +3.8 pts ▸ 8.6%
7.6% 5 people +0.9 pts ▸ 8.5%

Housing & Dwellings

Rent in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +$20 higher in Eight Mile Plains gap steady
$420 86th pct $400 82nd pct
Mortgage in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +$197 higher in Sunnybank gap widening
$1,803 61st pct $2,000 72nd pct
People / bedroom in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank even gap steady
0.80 43rd pct 0.80 43rd pct
Renting in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +5.8 pts higher in Sunnybank gap widening
33.6% 83rd pct 39.4% 87th pct
Owned outright in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +3.7 pts higher in Sunnybank gap narrowing
31.5% 25th pct 35.2% 33rd pct
Separate houses in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +21.5 pts higher in Sunnybank gap widening
64.4% 12th pct 85.8% 26th pct
3+ bedrooms in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +0.6 pts higher in Sunnybank gap steady
87.1% 71st pct 87.7% 72nd pct

How homes are owned or rented

33.6% Rented +5.8 pts ▸ 39.4%
31.5% Owned outright +3.7 pts ▸ 35.2%
31.0% Owned with a mortgage ◂ +9.9 pts 21.1%
2.1% Other tenure +0.4 pts ▸ 2.4%
1.7% Not stated +0.1 pts ▸ 1.9%

Types of homes

64.4% Separate house +21.5 pts ▸ 85.8%
26.1% Townhouse / semi-detached ◂ +13.0 pts 13.1%
5.9% Other dwelling ◂ +5.7 pts 0.1%
3.3% Flat or apartment ◂ +2.6 pts 0.7%

Bedrooms per home

35.5% 3 bedrooms +1.1 pts ▸ 36.6%
35.5% 4 bedrooms ◂ +5.4 pts 30.1%
16.1% 5 or more +4.9 pts ▸ 21.0%
6.4% 2 bedrooms +0.6 pts ▸ 7.0%
4.1% 1 bedroom ◂ +1.0 pts 3.2%
0.7% Studio / none even 0.6%

Weekly rent distribution

58.2% $350–$549 ◂ +6.8 pts 51.4%
17.5% $200–$349 +2.1 pts ▸ 19.6%
14.0% $550–$749 ◂ +4.5 pts 9.5%
5.4% Under $200 +7.3 pts ▸ 12.7%
1.6% $750 or more +0.9 pts ▸ 2.5%

Monthly mortgage distribution

30.9% $1,800–$2,999 ◂ +0.7 pts 30.1%
29.0% $1,000–$1,799 ◂ +3.3 pts 25.7%
17.6% $3,000 or more +2.2 pts ▸ 19.7%
16.1% Under $1,000 ◂ +0.7 pts 15.4%

Transport & Vehicles

No car in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +4.2 pts higher in Sunnybank gap narrowing
5.1% 74th pct 9.3% 87th pct
Work from home in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +4.6 pts higher in Eight Mile Plains gap widening
17.0% 51st pct 12.5% 36th pct
PT commute in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +1.7 pts higher in Sunnybank gap widening
7.5% 96th pct 9.2% 100th pct
PT stops in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +17 more in Sunnybank
46 87th pct 63 88th pct
Stops/1k in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +4.08 more in Sunnybank
3.00 69th pct 7.09 86th pct
Departures/1k in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +1,438.6 more in Sunnybank
855.3 85th pct 2,294.0 93rd pct
PT routes in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +25 more in Sunnybank
10 86th pct 35 87th pct
Stop walk in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +6 longer in Eight Mile Plains
7 39th pct 1 0th pct
Drive to city in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +1 longer in Eight Mile Plains
13 9th pct 12 8th pct
Reach 30 min in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +11,932 more in Sunnybank
15,186 67th pct 27,118 80th pct
Reach 45 min in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +44,293 more in Sunnybank
96,493 78th pct 140,786 86th pct
Transit to city in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank even
41 21st pct 41 21st pct

How people get to work

56.3% Car (driver) ◂ +2.5 pts 53.8%
17.0% Worked at home ◂ +4.6 pts 12.5%
7.2% Bus ◂ +1.2 pts 6.0%
4.7% Car (passenger) +1.7 pts ▸ 6.4%
0.3% Train +2.9 pts ▸ 3.2%
1.2% Walked +1.5 pts ▸ 2.6%
0.4% Bicycle ◂ +0.1 pts 0.2%

Motor vehicles per home

41.2% 2 vehicles ◂ +7.0 pts 34.1%
34.5% 1 vehicle +1.1 pts ▸ 35.6%
12.9% 3 vehicles +0.5 pts ▸ 13.4%
5.1% No vehicle +4.2 pts ▸ 9.3%
6.5% 4 or more +1.1 pts ▸ 7.5%

Migration & Movement

Recent movers in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +6.1 pts higher in Sunnybank gap widening
43.2% 85th pct 49.3% 90th pct
Recent arrivals in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +8.5 pts higher in Sunnybank gap widening
15.8% 80th pct 24.3% 90th pct

Jobs & Industry

Unemployment in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +1.4 pts higher in Sunnybank gap narrowing
6.2% 78th pct 7.6% 86th pct
Participation in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +5.1 pts higher in Eight Mile Plains gap narrowing
62.5% 57th pct 57.4% 39th pct
Full-time in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +7.3 pts higher in Eight Mile Plains gap widening
57.5% 46th pct 50.1% 16th pct

Industries people work in

15.1% Health care & social assistance +0.8 pts ▸ 16.0%
8.4% Accommodation & food +3.8 pts ▸ 12.1%
9.1% Professional & technical ◂ +2.5 pts 6.6%
8.9% Education & training ◂ +2.5 pts 6.3%
8.8% Retail trade ◂ +0.2 pts 8.6%
5.6% Manufacturing +2.2 pts ▸ 7.7%
6.3% Construction +0.5 pts ▸ 6.7%
6.2% Transport & warehousing ◂ +0.7 pts 5.5%
5.5% Public administration & safety ◂ +1.2 pts 4.2%
3.7% Administrative & support +0.6 pts ▸ 4.2%
3.4% Other services ◂ +0.2 pts 3.2%
3.4% Finance & insurance ◂ +1.0 pts 2.4%

Occupations people work in

29.5% Professionals ◂ +8.8 pts 20.7%
10.6% Technicians & trades +3.6 pts ▸ 14.2%
9.3% Labourers +3.9 pts ▸ 13.3%
9.6% Community & personal service +3.7 pts ▸ 13.3%
12.6% Clerical & administrative ◂ +1.4 pts 11.2%
11.4% Managers ◂ +2.4 pts 9.0%
8.3% Sales workers +0.3 pts ▸ 8.5%
6.4% Machinery operators & drivers +0.7 pts ▸ 7.1%

Walkability

Walk score in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +1.2 higher in Sunnybank
6.6 91st pct 7.8 97th pct
Types ≤15 min in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +0.8 more in Sunnybank
6.5 92nd pct 7.4 96th pct
15-min city in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +4.3 pts higher in Sunnybank
92.7% 96th pct 97.0% 98th pct
Walk to shops in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +16.8 pts higher in Sunnybank
82.9% 91st pct 99.7% 100th pct
Walk to transit in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +1.6 pts higher in Sunnybank
98.3% 95th pct 99.9% 100th pct
Walk to school in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +1.6 pts higher in Sunnybank
97.9% 98th pct 99.5% 100th pct
Walk to a park in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank even
99.8% 94th pct 100.0% 100th pct
Walk to health in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +8.7 pts higher in Sunnybank
74.5% 92nd pct 83.2% 94th pct
Amenities/1k in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +5.9 more in Sunnybank
13.3 49th pct 19.2 61st pct
Intersections/km² in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +26 higher in Sunnybank
186 90th pct 212 91st pct
Mean slope in Eight Mile Plainsin Sunnybank +1.1 pts higher in Eight Mile Plains
5.6% 49th pct 4.5% 36th pct

Compare Eight Mile Plains with nearby areas

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Cite this page

Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Eight Mile Plains vs Sunnybank [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/compare/sal/SAL30950/eight-mile-plains/vs/SAL32694/sunnybank